the agnes varis trust, supporting affordable access to the arts, education and healthcare... and by contributions to a pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. voigt: well, now i'm going to speak with baritone mariusz kwiecien, our belcore. hello, mariusz. hello, welcome, welcome. so, tell us, your character is such a braggart. do you enjoy playing a character who's so full of himself? well, i have to enjoy, because i am singing those don giovannis and, uh, onegins. and belcore is one of those. so, yes, yes i like it. i am not like that in my real life, but i try to find this kind of character in myself and then produce it onstage. well, it takes a lot of confidence for us to sing on the stage of the met, doesn't it? yes, but it is uncomparable feeling you know, to be here and to sing. this is my 14th season. you've done so many seasons here, too. so, we are like one big family. it's easier. mariusz, you've appeared with anna many times at the met, and you've played her stern brother in "lucia," her co-conspirator in "don pasquale," and, next season you'll play her love